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To eat, or feed on, grass or herbs
“The sheep are allowed to graze on rangeland for a good part of the year and are very healthy.”
To touch or brush lightly in passing
“Turning his head to see whether Klaus was still around, Marcus felt a hand graze his shoulder.”
To scrape or wear away by friction
“I fall off my bike and graze my knee. My knee stings, but I am not going to cry or make a fuss over it.”
To bounce or ricochet off a surface
“Solar radiation is highest where rays fall squarely on the surface and is greatly reduced when the rays graze the surface.”
To make a long, deep cut in
To touch or stroke gently or lovingly
To come into general physical contact with
To eat or consume food
To strike smartly or with a glancing blow
To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching
To cause pain or injury to
To take small bites or nibbles at or out of
To subsist on a particular type of food
Plural for a slight bruise or injury where the skin is scraped
“She expertly slits open the leg of my breeches to apply bandages and iodine to a long but fortunately shallow graze on my shin.”
Plural for a quick and fleeting touch
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